English 421Y: Technical Writing Online

This research blog post contains detailed information on Swift Wind Turbine. Swift Wind Turbine is a company that supplies residential wind turbine technology to homeowners that are environmentally concerned and wish to use an alternative energy source.

Swift Wind Turbine has some varying criteria that for their potential customers. There is a suggested rating system that they offer on their website (http://www.swiftwindturbine.com/wind_estimator_residential.php) based on geographical area. The rating is from 1 to 7 and calculated the expected wind turbine performance based on wind regimen in a customer’s area. Then the rating is casting into a class. Class 1 is low wind potential, class 2 is insufficient wind for optimal performance, and class 3 is great potential for energy savings.

What sets Swift Wind Turbine from their competitors is their unique design. Typically, wind turbines are found on a tower several feet in the air depending on obstructions. But Swift Wind Turbine has successfully eliminated the need for a tower. Their product is a roof top turbine application. In addition, they have engineered their product to have very low noise pollution with little vibration patterns. This is because their turbine is designed with an outer ring that diffuses the unwanted noise. This ring also offers the turbine to be more stable and reliable with a higher efficiency rating than those without outer ring support.

Swift Wind Turbine has twelve locations throughout most of the Midwest. The typical Swift Wind Turban will cost $10,000 – to $12,000. The website also suggests that based on the potential of the geographic properties, the average Swift Wind Turbine will pay off in about three years.